Whittier

The Valla Whittier neighborhood is a small area in the southern part of the city of Whittier, just south of the 605 freeway and west of route 60; it is nestled in a fairly hilly section of the San Gabriel Valley. This is a pleasant and very ethnically diverse lower middle class area; it features a mix of modest and well-tended single family homes, townhomes, and apartments. As with the rest of Whittier, this district is surrounded by lots of parks and open space preserves, and serves as a good base for exploring nearby Los Angeles, the Angeles National Forest, and numerous other attractions.